Colin Firth biography
Colin Firth is an English actor and producer, born on 10 September 1960 in Grayshott.
Colin Firth's screen career began in 1984 with Crown Court, playing PC Franklin.
Colin Firth has appeared in 74 films and 23 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Disclosure Day (2026), Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025), Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son (2024).
Honours include Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor, Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor and Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Coming up next: Cry to Heaven, Bare, The Joy of Sex.
- Born
- 10 September 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Grayshott
- Work
- Actor, Film actor, Screenwriter, Film producer, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1983 to present
- Awards
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
- Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth filmography
77 films and 24 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Joy of Sex | Alex Comfort | Filming | ||
| Cry to Heaven | Count di Stefano | Post-production | ||
| Bare | TBA | Filming | ||
| 2026 | Disclosure Day | Noah Scanlon | ||
| 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy | Mark Darcy | ||
| 2024 | Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son | Narrator only | ||
| 2023 | Rye Lane | Burrito Maker | Cameo | |
| 2023 | Barbie | Mr. Darcy | Archival footage | |
| 2022 | Empire of Light | Donald Ellis | ||
| 2021 | Operation Mincemeat | Ewen Montagu | ||
| 2021 | Mothering Sunday | Mr. Godfrey Niven | ||
| 2020 | Supernova | Sam | ||
| 2020 | The Secret Garden | Lord Archibald Craven | ||
| 2019 | 1917 | General Erinmore | ||
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | William Weatherall Wilkins / Wolf (voice) | ||
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Harry Bright | ||
| 2018 | The Happy Prince | Reggie Turner | ||
| 2018 | The Mercy | Donald Crowhurst | ||
| 2018 | Kursk | David Russell | ||
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Harry Hart / Agent Galahad | ||
| 2016 | Bridget Jones's Baby | Mark Darcy | ||
| 2016 | Genius | Maxwell Perkins | ||
| 2016 | Loving | Producer only | ||
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky | Producer only | ||
| 2014 | Magic in the Moonlight | Stanley / Wei Ling Soo |
Show all 77 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Harry Hart / Agent Galahad | ||
| 2014 | Before I Go to Sleep | Ben Lucas | ||
| 2014 | Devil's Knot | Ron Lax | ||
| 2014 | The Railway Man | Eric Lomax | ||
| 2013 | Arthur Newman | Arthur Newman / Wallace Avery | ||
| 2012 | Gambit | Harry Deane | ||
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Steve | Segment: Steve | |
| 2011 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Bill Haydon | ||
| 2010 | The King's Speech | King George VI | ||
| 2010 | Steve | Steve | Short film | |
| 2010 | Main Street | Gus LeRoy | ||
| 2009 | Dorian Gray | Lord Henry Wotton | ||
| 2009 | St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold | Geoffrey Thwaites | ||
| 2009 | A Single Man | George Falconer | ||
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Fred | ||
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! | Harry Bright | ||
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Richard Bratton | ||
| 2008 | Genova | Joe | ||
| 2008 | Easy Virtue | Jim Whittaker | ||
| 2007 | The Last Legion | Aurelius Antonius | ||
| 2007 | Then She Found Me | Frank | ||
| 2007 | St Trinian's | Geoffrey Thwaites | ||
| 2007 | And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Blake Morrison | ||
| 2005 | Where the Truth Lies | Vince Collins | ||
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Cedric Brown | ||
| 2005 | Bridget Jones Interviews Colin Firth | English | ||
| 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Mark Darcy | ||
| 2004 | Trauma | Ben Slater | ||
| 2003 | Love Actually | Jamie Bennett | ||
| 2003 | Girl with a Pearl Earring | Johannes Vermeer | ||
| 2003 | What a Girl Wants | Henry Dashwood | ||
| 2003 | Hope Springs | Colin Ware | ||
| 2002 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Jack Worthing | ||
| 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Mark Darcy | ||
| 2000 | Relative Values | Peter Ingleton | ||
| 1999 | My Life So Far | Edward Pettigrew | ||
| 1999 | The Secret Laughter of Women | Matthew Field | ||
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Lord Wessex | ||
| 1997 | Fever Pitch | Paul Ashworth | ||
| 1997 | A Thousand Acres | Jess Clark | ||
| 1996 | The English Patient | Geoffrey Clifton | ||
| 1995 | Circle of Friends | Simon Westward | ||
| 1994 | Playmaker | Michael Condron / Ross Talbert | ||
| 1993 | The Hour of the Pig | Richard Courtois | Also known as The Advocate | |
| 1991 | Femme Fatale | Joseph Prince | ||
| 1991 | Wings of Fame | Brian Smith | ||
| 1989 | Valmont | Valmont | ||
| 1989 | Apartment Zero | Adrian LeDuc | ||
| 1987 | The Secret Garden | Adult Colin Craven | ||
| 1987 | A Month in the Country | Tom Birkin | ||
| 1985 | 1919 | Young Alexander Scherbatov | ||
| 1984 | Another Country | Tommy Judd |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Noir | Paul Lohser | Upcoming | ||
| 2026 | Young Sherlock | Sir Bucephalus Hodge | Series | |
| 2025 | Lockerbie: A Search for Truth | Jim Swire | Miniseries | |
| 2022 | The Staircase | Michael Peterson | Miniseries | |
| 2017 | Red Nose Day Actually | Jamie | Television short film | |
| 2006 | Born Equal | Mark Armitage | Television film , UK | |
| 2001 | Conspiracy | Wilhelm Stuckart | Television film , HBO | |
| 2001 | Fourplay | Allen Portland | Television film , HBO, also known as Londinium | |
| 2000 | Donovan Quick | Donovan Quick/Daniel Quinn | Television film | |
| 1999 | Blackadder: Back & Forth | William Shakespeare | Television short | |
| 1999 | The Turn of the Screw | The Master | Masterpiece Theatre | |
| 1997 | Nostromo | Charles Gould | Television miniseries | |
| 1995 | The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd | Charles Holroyd | Play for television , UK | |
| 1995 | Pride and Prejudice | Fitzwilliam Darcy | Television miniseries | |
| 1994 | The Deep Blue Sea | Freddie Page | Play for television , UK | |
| 1994 | Master of the Moor | Stephen Whalby | Television film , UK | |
| 1992 | Hostages | John McCarthy | Television film , HBO | |
| 1991 | Out of the Blue | Alan | Play for television | |
| 1988 | Tumbledown | Robert Lawrence | Television film | |
| 1987 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius | Rene Wilcox | PBS Shorts Special | |
| 1986 | Lost Empires | Richard Herncastle | Television miniseries | |
| 1985 | Dutch Girls | Neil Truelove | Television film | |
| 1984 | Camille | Armand Duval | Television film | |
| 1984 | Crown Court | PC Franklin | Episode: "Citizens: Part 1" |